Token holder



y 6, 1965 P. sToRMs TOKEN HOLDER Filed Sept. 17, 1962 FIG.3

FIG.4

INVENTOR PETER STORMS FIG. 5

ATTORN EYS United States Patent 3,193,091 TGKEN HGLDER Peter Storms, 1t} Alcern Ave, Toronto '7, (lntario, {Canada Filed Sept. 17, 162, Ser. No. 223,977 Claims priority, application Canada, Mar. 1t), 1362, 844fl8 4 Claims. (or. zen-es) This invention relates to token holders, particularly for holding tokens used as fares on transportation systems.

The token holder may be constructed from a single strip of cardboard or like material folded on itself and glued together and is provided with a plurality of openings through which the tokens protrude and may be grasped by 7 the user. Token holders made in this way may be of any length and designed to accommodate any number of tokens. They may be printed in strip form and fed to a filling and gluing machine where the necessary number of tokens are inserted and the holders cut to desired length.

According to this invention, the token holder is provided with an outwardly expressed crease line along the line of fold between each end of the holder and the first token opening and between the individual openings. This permits the tokens to fit closely to the fold line and tends to slightly spread the token holder adjacent the fold line to facilitate insertion of the tokens in the holder and removal therefrom.

A further feature is the provision of an inwardly expressed crease line longitudinally of the holder spaced from the line of fold sufficiently to accommodate each token in position projecting from an opening when the holder is folded ovver and sealed; and a yet further feature is the provision of a crease line or a line of weakness or tear line from one or more of the openings to the outer longitudinal edges of the holder to facilitate tearing off showing the creases in slightly exaggerated size;

FIGURE 5 is a broken away side elevation of a modification of a token holder; and

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged end view of FIGURE 5.

Referring to the drawings, the token holder consists of a single elongated rectangular sheet 1 of cardboard or like material having a plurality of slightly spaced openings 2 along its longitudinal median, these openings being of sufiicient size for a portion of the token to protrude through them but not sufiiciently large to permit a token to pass through them without tearing the material of which the holder is made.

Adjacent one or both longitudinal edges of the holder is a strip of adhesive for securing the two edges of the holder together when it is folded and tokens have been inserted. In the form of the invention shown, pressure sensitive self-adhering adhesive is applied to both sides of the holder and when the holder is folded, the adhesive will adhere and retain the sides of the holder in the folded position.

To facilitaate and guide folding, and to provide an improved token recess in the holder, there is an outwardly expressed crease line 3, formed between each end of the holder and the first opening and between the individual Openings, along the median line of the strip. This is done by the application of pressure from the inside or glue side of the blank prior to folding. This creates a longitudinal protuberance or raised portion which extends outwardly of the blank. When the blank is folded along the crease line to form the holder, this raised portion appears on the exterior surface of the token holder, and there is a corresponding groove on the interior of the holder along the line of fold which permits the tokens to fit snugly against the edges of the openings. Moreover, this construction causes the folder to spread slightly around the openings making it easier to insert and withdraw the tokens.

To retain the tokens in position with their edges engaging the edges of the openings through which they protrude, longitudinal creases 4, 4 are formed by the application of pressure on the outside of the holder so as to create two raised or embossed creases 0n the inside of the holder spaced from the lower edges of the openings just sufficiently to provide room for the token. The inner lower edge of the token will substantially engage or press against these twov raised creases, which when the holder is folded will engage one another and essentially separate the token receiving-portion of the holder and the adhesive portion of the holder. Although two engaging creases are preferable, a single crease on one side of the folder could be used.

The material of which the holder is made is of cardboard, fibre board, plastics or like material of such strength that the token will not be accidentally dislodged but may be readily removed by grasping the token between the thumb and forefinger and pulling outwardly, thus fracturing the material of the holder along the median line on one or both sides of the opening through which the token protudes. However, the openings are spaced just sufiiciently that the median line between two adjacent tokens will not be completely ruptured, there being sufiicient material left to retain the next token until it is removed.

After one or more tokens have been removed, the user may desire to remove the used portion of the holder and can do this readily by tearing it along one of the tear lines 5 which extend transversely of the token holder from the lower portion of each opening. Although tear lines 5 are shown extending from each opening, a tear line from the middle opening only, or between each second opening, could be used.

Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGURES 5 and 6 wherein a token holder having increased capacity is illustrated. The token openings are located in two sets along two parallel longitudinal fold lines 6, 7 and the strip is folded upon itself along these fold lines. These fold lines are so located that, upon folding, the two opposite edges of the strip which are parallel to the fold lines meet, so that the folded sides define a smooth surface. Adhesive is applied to the strip as indicated above so that the sides of the holder are retained in the folded position.

The openings are shown to be circular in the blank from which the holder is formed and semicircular when the holder is folded with the tokens in place. However, the openings may be of any desired shape, e.g., oval, diamond shaped or rectangular, so long as they are big enough to permit a sufficient portion of the token to protrude to be readily grasped.

Token holders of the kind described are very cheap to make and are particularly advantageous when used to contain tokens for use as fares in a transportation system. These token holders keep the tokens separate from coins in the users purse or pocket and make it very easy to locate tokens when required.

A token maybe removed from the holder by one hand,

even when the holder is in the pocket or purse. The token holders of this invention can be made and filled economically by automatic machinery. No special folder or carrying case for the token holders is required by the user; they can be carried in the purse or pocket. Theconstrutztion of the holders is such that while they normally will not tear and/or rupture, they can easily be ruptured sufiici,. ently to'tear off a token, and used portions of the holder can be readily torn th r What I claimas my invention is:

holder along said: longitudinal fold lines and by engagement with saidshoulders, the portions of said folded strip on opposite sides of said longitudinal fold lines extending past the respective shoulder and being secured together belowsaid shoulders.

3. A blank for forming a tiokenholder, comprising:

a sheet of cardboard or the like having a first longitudinal 1 score line spaced from opposed ledges thereof, said score line being pressed from one facefof said'sheet defining a 1. A token holder comprising a strip of cardboard or 7 like foldable material that is folded inwardly upon itself about a longitudinal outwardlyexpressedfoldtline, the strip having a plurality of substantially equi-spaced open in gs along the longitudinal fold linef'of suflicientwidth to permit a portion only of a token to protrude, and at 1 least one longitudinalinwardly expressed crease line below the openings defining a shoulder spaced from said open-1 ings,,the tokens being held in position in saidopening .by

engagement withsaid holder along the longitudinal fold line and by engagement with said shoulder, the portions of said folded strips on opposite sides of said longitudinal fold line both extending past said should'ereandbeing secured together below said shoulder.

2. A token holder comprising a strip of cardboard or lines between the sets of openings each crease line defining a shoulder-,spacedafrom said openings, the tokens being held in position'in said openings by engagement with the I groove thereal ong in said one face and a rib projecting from the other face; a plurality ofopenings through said sheet spaced along and extending across said first score lin'eyat least one second score, line in said sheet between and, generallyparallel' to said openings and one of said opposed edges, said second score line being pressed from said other face of saidsheet defining a rib extending along said one face; the distance from said openings to the other of, said opposed edges being greater than the distance between saidopenings and said second score line. r

4. A blank as defined in claim} wherein saidone face of said sheet is provided with a coating of adhesive material between said second score line and the adjacent edge of said sheet J. 7 7 References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES, PATENTS g 429,752 6/90 Camp; 229-' 92.9 1,138,381 5/15 'Hart 22992.9 2,074,562 3/37 Roernele"" 229-929 '2,l58,971 5/39"Stratton. x v 2,459,292 1/49 Sherbondy 206-83- ',2,878,988 3/59 Kryeske 229-;-92.9

' HER N -E. CQlfIDQN, Prim r Examiner. GEORGE o; RALSTON, Examiner; 

1. A TOKEN HOLDER COMPRISING A STRIP OF CARBOARD OR LIKE FOLDABLE MATERIAL THAT IS FOLDED INWARDLY UPON ITSELF ABOUT A LONGITUDINAL OUTWARDLY EXPRESSED FOLD LINE, THE STRIP HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUI-SPACED OPENINGS ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE OF SUFFICIENT WIDTH TO PERMIT A PORTION ONLY OF A TOKEN TO PROTRUDE, AND AT LEAST ONE LONGITUDIANL INWARDLY EXPRESSED CREASE LINE BELOW THE OPENINGS DEFINING A SHOULDER SPACED FROM SAID OPENINGS, THE TOKENS BEING HELD IN POSITION IN SAID OPENING BY ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HOLDER ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE AND BY ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHOULDER, THE PORTIONS OF SAID FOLDED STRIPS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID LONGITUDINAL FOLD LINE BOTH EXTENDING PAST SAID SHOULDER AND BEING SECURED TOGETHER BELOW SAID SHOULDER. 